What is the bridal procession? Are stag parties and hen parties an old custom? What was on the menu at the wedding parties of earlier centuries? What is a wedding cup? And a “penal” cup?
The marital bed was published in conjunction with an exhibition in the National Museum in 2004. Four specialists from the Museum write articles in the book that illuminate diverse aspects of Icelandic weddings. You can find trivia in the book concerning objects, the “bride house”, food and drink, wedding party customs, stag parties and hen parties and many other things regarding the past and the present.
This book enables people who are contemplating marriage as well as others to get acquainted with interesting aspects of Icelandic wedding traditions.
English summary following each chapter.
